AV Event Technician
Role: AV Event Technician
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: London, Canary Wharf
Salary: £38,000 - £42,000 depending on experience, plus company benefits
Interview Process: 2 stage (Virtual and Face-to-face)
Hours: 40 hours/week working shifts that fall between 7am – 7pm (Monday – Friday)
Kinly is a unified global leader in collaboration, systems integration, and managed services. We focus on transforming workspaces, simplifying complexity, and empowering people. Our in-house expertise includes AI-powered room monitoring, 24/7 support, and a unique enterprise service layer, enabling us to operate with even greater agility, efficiency, and precision.
We now have an exciting opportunity for a proven Audio Visual Technician to join one of our most prestigious client sites in London, to join our existing and growing onsite team.
You will be responsible for delivering a demanding calendar of corporate events whilst maintaining the high quality and standards of the client’s experience. The role incorporates all aspects of AV including pre-production, identifying technical requirements, attending meetings in an advisory capacity, managing multiple types of equipment and event execution. Support requests include internal and externally hosted events based at client and non-client sites, using both Virtual and Hybrid events platforms.
Key responsibilities:
Liaise with client to determine event support requirements
Provide technical support to the client event spaces, meeting suites, external venues and virtual platforms.
Planning and execution of technical elements for conferences and roadshows hosted at hotels and other venues with a view to produce a cost effective and professional event
Attend site surveys and productions days
Liaise with the Events and Comms teams
Coordinate with external production companies and host sites
Work with Rich Media Service teams including webcasts, video bridging coordination, projects and VIP AV
Carry out all aspects of the AV service prescribed in Event Function Sheets.
Maintain personal awareness of procedures relevant to the Events Team.
Deliver a high standard of service in accordance with SLAs.
Skills and Experience:
Proven experience within a client facing Corporate Events field
AVIXA CTS Certified or similar vocational qualification(s) preferred. Candidates without this qualification will be expected to complete this training onsite
Live experience of digital sound desks including microphone management and EQ
Working experience of Crestron control systems and virtual signal routing
Knowledge of Video Conferencing, control, signal switching / routing and TV distribution systems
Expert knowledge of MS Teams and Cisco Webex
Multi-camera control systems and vision mixing
Working knowledge of virtual events production and broadcast platforms – Streams, vMix or Wirecast
Understanding of multiple display types including aspect ratios and video walls
Basic stage lighting principles
If you are selected for interview, and need any reasonable adjustments made for your interview, please let the Talent Acquisition team know, at the point of scheduling.
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Equal Opportunities:
Kinly is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, age, gender identity, pregnancy, colour, race, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, religion or any other ‘protected characteristics. We welcome your application.